Short Stories 365/32

You may want to refrain from reading this one right before going to sleep.

At the start of the story the protagonist, Wallace, seems like a petulant, spoiled child, brooding over the fact that he must take a turn as a night watchman to guard his uncle’s fresh grave from robbers. But as the story progresses and his backstory becomes known – and in spite of the deplorable and chilling action he then takes – he is revealed to be a sympathetic character. That’s quite a feat.